Amber is a business mentor, branding expert, author and speaker. Her work has been featured by Forbes, Entrepreneur, SUCCESS, mindvalley & Working Mother Magazine. She is the host of The IGNITE Your Dream podcast and author of books Master Your Money Mind and Paddle Home. Amber’s transformational mindset work helps her clients to bring meaningful expansion to their work, creative lives and personal missions. Her introspective approach is a catalyst for deep transformation and powerful change...
Nov 26, 2024•28 min•Ep. 147
Allison is “mom” to four fabulous people, now grown. She is running an active Postpartum Doula agency in Austin Texas, working as an independent birth & postpartum doula in Asheville NC, and running a fabulous postpartum doula certification program called ABG doula training. Allison believes that parents can have an easier and happier start with support. She has been blessed to be able to offer support to families in a variety of ways since 1998. Allison opened Austin Baby Guru (ABG) in 2011...
Nov 19, 2024•42 min•Ep. 146
Brittany is a mom of two, a dedicated nurse practitioner specializing in pulmonary and sleep, and a certified pediatric sleep consultant through CPSM. Her interest in baby sleep took root six years ago with the birth of her son, but it wasn’t until her daughter arrived three years later that she fully immersed herself in understanding infant sleep. Both of Brittany's children struggled with sleep early on, which led her to spend countless hours figuring out effective sleep strategies. Brittany’s...
Nov 12, 2024•22 min•Ep. 145
In this episode of the Becoming a Sleep Consultant podcast, I sit down with a very special guest: my 12-year-old son, Sid! I thought it would be fun to bring Sid on the podcast to share what it’s like growing up in a household where mom runs a busy sleep consulting business while also trying her best to prioritize being present for the family. Sid shares what he thinks sleep consulting is, his thoughts on balancing work and family time, and even how he helps out with the toddlers and preschooler...
Nov 05, 2024•15 min•Ep. 144
Have you ever found yourself held back by doubts and limiting beliefs when thinking about starting something new? Maybe you’re considering becoming a sleep consultant but are stuck wondering, “What if I fail? What if I’m not good enough?” In this episode of the Becoming a Sleep Consultant podcast I’m diving into the power of perspective—how flipping the script on your fears and doubts can open up a world of possibilities. If you’ve been thinking about starting a sleep consulting business but fee...
Oct 29, 2024•10 min•Ep. 143
Alecia is a certified pediatric sleep consultant, former elementary school teacher, and mom with over a decade of hands-on experience working with children and families. Alecia left her job as an elementary school teacher after the birth of her second child, and a year later decided to enroll in Center for Pediatric Sleep Management. She graduated from the program in January of 2023 and has been working as a sleep consultant ever since. Alecia now enjoys the flexibility of working from home, and...
Oct 22, 2024•37 min•Ep. 142
Suzie is a certified Positive Discipline Parenting Educator, Certified Child Life Specialist, and Certified Sleep Consultant. She currently serves as a School Counselor for children from infancy to eighth grade, where she coaches teachers, parents, and students. Suzie holds a Master’s degree in Child Life and School Counseling. Her mission is to help parents feel confident in their parenting decisions, especially amidst the overwhelming flood of information parents face today. On this episode of...
Oct 15, 2024•29 min•Ep. 141
Spenser is a certified pediatric sleep consultant and mom of two little boys. For the past ten years she has worked in the luxury events and fashion space. When her first son was born, she became obsessed with sleep training! Excited to share what she learned, she began casually consulting friends and family. After successfully sleep training her second son, she decided to go all-in and get certified through Center for Pediatric Sleep Management so she could help as many families as possible. Sp...
Oct 08, 2024•21 min•Ep. 140
In this episode of Becoming a Sleep Consultant, host Jayne Havens answers one of the most important questions for anyone looking to start their own business: "What is your number one piece of advice for new entrepreneurs?" The answer may surprise you with its simplicity and power: Just get started! Jayne shares her own personal journey of building her sleep consulting business from scratch, including how she launched her business with just an iPad and cell phone, figuring out essential tools lik...
Oct 01, 2024•4 min•Ep. 139
Sarah is a seasoned healthcare professional, having worked as a registered nurse for 8 years before transitioning to life as a stay-at-home mom and pediatric sleep consultant. Certified by CPSM in 2023, Sarah has been practicing healthy sleep habits with her own children from the start. Her passion for sleep consulting began by informally helping other parents troubleshoot sleep challenges, she loved seeing the transformation! Now a mother to three children with baby number four due this winter—...
Sep 24, 2024•22 min•Ep. 138
In today’s episode of Becoming a Sleep Consultant, I’m sharing one of my favorite “sleep consulting hacks” that has made a huge impact on my business. Whether you're an experienced sleep consultant or just considering this career path, this quick tip will be invaluable for growing your client base and making your consultations more effective. I’ll walk you through the exact process I use for booking and converting discovery calls into paying clients. Plus, I’ll share a recent example of how sett...
Sep 17, 2024•11 min•Ep. 137
A CPSM Graduate Spotlight with Aly Dabbs Alternate Episode Artwork Upload a square image here if you would like to replace the album artwork for this specific episode only Show Notes Please include any show-notes you would like displayed with your episode, including links. Aly lives in the Nashville area with her husband and two young boys. Over the past year, Aly has channeled her passion into becoming a sleep consultant—a journey that began after she and her husband hired a sleep coach when th...
Sep 10, 2024•23 min•Ep. 136
Marta is a financial sales professional with over 15 years of experience in the field. When she became a twin Mom, she quickly developed a bit of an obsession with understanding and improving sleep. This personal quest turned into a true passion for helping other families achieve healthy sleep patterns for their babies. When she enrolled Center for Pediatric Sleep Management, she already was working with families as a sleep consultant. She believed she could navigate this path on her own, but on...
Sep 03, 2024•26 min•Ep. 135
Fresh out of high school, Natalie embarked on a journey as a nanny, fueled by a profound love for children. This passion has taken Natalie across the globe, including France, Switzerland, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Guatemala, New York, and Colorado. Throughout these travels, Natalie quickly recognized the critical importance of a predictable routine for young children and the necessity of establishing healthy sleep patterns. Some years back, while attending an INA webinar, Natalie was introduced to...
Aug 27, 2024•22 min•Ep. 134
In this short and impactful episode, Jayne shares a powerful lesson she recently learned from watching the Netflix series Selling Manhattan. Drawing inspiration from real estate mogul Ryan Serhant, Jayne emphasizes the importance of committing to excellence in your work rather than solely focusing on marketing. Whether you're a brand new sleep consultant or considering entering the field, this episode will hopefully inspire you to commit to greatness, because that’s when your business will reall...
Aug 20, 2024•7 min•Ep. 133
Emily and Randi are former teachers who have made sleep consulting their full time business! They’ve done it as a team, learned a lot along the way, and now they are here to share their story with you! On this episode of the Becoming a Sleep Consultant podcast, Emily and Randi tell us: - What their business looks like now that they have a full year of experience under their belts - About some of the interesting new ways that they are connecting with prospective clients - How they have leveraged ...
Aug 15, 2024•22 min•Ep. 132
When Danielle became a certified sleep consultant through the Center for Pediatric Sleep Management, she graduated from the course with big goals, one of which was to leave her teaching job so that she could pursue sleep consulting full time. As a mom of two, Danielle was desperate for more flexibility in her life, and she knew that being a sleep consultant would provide with her that flexibility, while also allowing her to continue to make a positive impact on the lives of others. A little more...
Aug 06, 2024•30 min•Ep. 131
It’s been over a year since I have pressed pause on my business to truly unplug and recharge. My recent trip to Italy was just what I needed. It takes work to take a break when you are a solopreneur, but this was well worth it! On this episode of the Becoming a Sleep Consultant podcast I shared: - What it looked like in the weeks leading up to my trip so I could be client-free on vacation - Some of my favorite moments and experiences from the trip - A story of a magical moment outside the Taylor...
Jul 30, 2024•20 min•Ep. 130
Lauren is a Certified Pediatric Sleep Consultant and trained through Center for Pediatric Sleep Management. She’s also a 3rd and 4th grade learning specialist and the mom of two little girls. After the birth of her second daughter, her oldest really struggled with sleep. She fought bedtime and would up throughout the night. Lauren and her husband reached out to a sleep consultant and the experience changed their lives. After getting sleep back on track in her own home, she felt compelled and exc...
Jul 23, 2024•25 min•Ep. 129
Amy is a wife, mama to four children and former special education teacher. She graduated from CPSM in June of 2023 and recently opened her business, Rhythms of Rest. After each of her pregnancies, Amy struggled with postpartum depression and anxiety and realized how much sleep affected her mental health. Amy’s family moved to Amsterdam in 2017 and raised their boys there for 3.5 years. She experienced her 4th pregnancy abroad and saw a totally different way of life for pregnant and postpartum mo...
Jul 16, 2024•26 min•Ep. 128
Elliott is a technical SEO specialist dedicated to helping business owners increase their sales by optimizing their website rankings in search engines. He happens to be MY SEO consultant and blogger, and I am so lucky for that. On this episode of the Becoming a Sleep Consultant Podcast, Elliot shares: - Why having strong SEO is so important for sleep consultants - Best practices for keyword research and content creation - His thoughts on AI, and how this is or isn’t going to impact how families ...
Jul 09, 2024•26 min•Ep. 127
Michelle Vroom is a marketing coach with over 15 years of marketing experience with nonprofits, agencies and large corporations. Now she helps small business owners grow to six figures with more freedom and peace. Michelle believes every woman deserves to be in control of getting clients and making money. She understands the challenges of limited resources and time, and shares her proven methods for visibility and relationship building to get clients and grow your business. On this episode of th...
Jul 02, 2024•41 min•Ep. 126
As a pediatric nurse, Yvonne has years of experience providing compassionate care to families coping with the illness of a child. She guides parents through their journey using a family-centered approach to assess needs, implement care plans, and create optimal healthcare outcomes for their children. It’s what she loves, and always has. Yvonne is eager to draw on that experience when working with families as a sleep consultant to promote healthy sleep habits in a way that aligns with parents’ go...
Jun 25, 2024•23 min•Ep. 125
DMSc, MSPAS, PA-C, is a physician assistant with a doctoral degree in medical science. She has been practicing evidence-based medicine for seven years and wanted to find a way to support her pediatric patients and families with their sleep struggles in an evidence-based way. Aurielle found CPSM about a year and a half ago and quickly felt empowered by the course to start her own business as a sleep consultant. She believes independent sleep is a beautiful and powerful gift. It is her mission to ...
Jun 18, 2024•23 min•Ep. 124
Crystal is a certified pediatric sleep consultant, wife, mother to a precious baby girl and the owner and founder of Rest Within Reach. Two years ago, after having a traumatic birth experience, an undiagnosed tongue-tie, challenges with nursing leading to 14 months of exclusive pumping, coupled with lack of support and sleepless nights, Crystal was quickly spiraling into physical exhaustion and mild postpartum depression. She knew something needed to change and eventually sleep trained her daugh...
Jun 11, 2024•28 min•Ep. 123
Megan is currently a full-time manager at a global not-for-profit company and a mama to a 2.5 year old little girl. On a quest to find something to fill her cup as well as a passion project and additional source of income, she came across CPSM. Megan is very passionate about child development and maternal mental health, and sleep is such a big part of that. Her eventual goal would be to leave her job and make this her full-time endeavor so she can be more present with her daughter 13 year old st...
Jun 04, 2024•33 min•Ep. 122
Moorea is the Director of the Sleep Counseling Institute and has been supporting families for over 22 years. She's a survivor of extreme postpartum sleep deprivation and has been providing evidence-based sleep education to professionals for the last 8 years combining the biological and behavioral sciences, lactation/ feeding science, attachment theory, and prioritizing whole-family mental health awareness. Moorea is trained in early childhood development, lactation and all forms of infant feedin...
May 28, 2024•49 min•Ep. 121
Brittany is a certified pediatric sleep consultant, mom of two, and former VP at a nonprofit. Brittany and her husband suffered a significant loss in April of 2023 after delivering her son, Gates stillborn at 16 weeks. This was a pivotal moment in her life when she realized she wanted to be a stay-at-home mom with her 2 children. While Brittany was on leave from her job recovering, she found CPSM and enrolled. Brittany's background in nonprofit and strong desire for relationship building and sle...
May 21, 2024•32 min•Ep. 120
Selina Cotton has been supporting parents in the perinatal period since 2014. She began as a birth doula and transitioned over to postpartum support after her first child was born. For several years, she exclusively worked overnights, while raising two babies of her own. Over time, she realized that her favorite aspect of postpartum family support was helping parents to create healthy sleep habits from the very beginning. She saw firsthand just how much the entire family could thrive and parents...
May 14, 2024•22 min•Ep. 119
Jamie is a mom of two toddler girls, a pediatric sleep consultant from the Center for Pediatric Sleep Management, and founder of Jamie’zzz Sleep Consulting. She’s always been passionate about making an impact and spent the greater part of her career in the nonprofit space. While navigating a challenging postpartum chapter after the birth of her first daughter, Jamie became obsessed with baby sleep, and began to self-educate. She left her “full time job” while pregnant with baby #2 to pursue this...
May 07, 2024•24 min•Ep. 118
